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Category Archive: John Sexton

John Sexton Quote: “I really don’t have any secrets….”

I really don’t have any secrets. I’ve never met a photographer whose work I respected that had a secret because the secret lies within each and every one of us.

October 24, 2021 1942, American, John Sexton, Quotes by Educators, September 29

John Sexton Quote: “I’ve never seen a surface that…”

I’ve never seen a surface that I think is more seductive in image making.

July 25, 2021 1942, American, John Sexton, Quotes by Educators, September 29

John Sexton Quote: “When I teach and meet a…”

When I teach and meet a class for the first time, you realize that there are people there that have exceptional abilities or have the potential to do exceptional things and you never know who those people are. My job is to provide the best information I can.

July 24, 2021 1942, American, John Sexton, Quotes by Educators, September 29

John Sexton Quote: “So to me it’s very similar…”

So to me it’s very similar in terms of trying to distill within the image, those elements that are gonna form, hopefully, a compelling visual statement.

June 6, 2021 1942, American, John Sexton, Quotes by Educators, September 29

John Sexton Quote: “I think the greatest photographers are…”

I think the greatest photographers are the amateur photographers who do it because they love it. Arnold Newman is a good example; he is a consummate professional, but he’s also an ‘amateur’ in the pure sense of the word.

March 25, 2021 1942, American, John Sexton, Quotes by Educators, September 29

John Sexton Quote: “For me the printing process is…”

For me the printing process is part of the magic of photography. It’s that magic that can be exciting, disappointing, rewarding and frustrating all in the same few moments in the darkroom.

January 30, 2021 1942, American, John Sexton, Quotes by Educators, September 29

John Sexton Quote: “I remember being shocked when I…”

I remember being shocked when I came out from under the focusing cloth after a minute or two being submerged within that, at the startling green color of those ferns.

January 14, 2021 1942, American, John Sexton, Quotes by Educators, September 29

John Sexton Quote: “I make photographs and still make…”

I make photographs and still make photographs of the natural environment. It’s a love because that was part of my life before I was involved in photography.

December 27, 2020 1942, American, John Sexton, Quotes by Educators, September 29

John Sexton Quote: “When I’m about ready to press…”

When I’m about ready to press the cable release on the View camera, I’ve tried to anticipate some of the challenges I’m going to encounter in the darkroom.

December 26, 2020 1942, American, John Sexton, Quotes by Educators, September 29

John Sexton Quote: “There is a considerable amount of…”

There is a considerable amount of manipulation in the printmaking from the straight photograph to the finished print. If I do my job correctly that shouldn’t be visible at all, it should be transparent.

October 22, 2020 1942, American, John Sexton, Quotes by Educators, September 29

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